The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-08
An AMENDMENTS MISHlP
1T PASSES BOTH HOUSES OF TIE
LEGISLATURE,
But Fails to Appear In the Bill az
Signed by the Co.
ernOr.
EFFECT OF ITS ABSENCE BE.
COMING MANIFEST.
Street Car Companies RenOunce the
Agreement Between Themselves
and the City.
RESUME OF THE CON TROVERSY
AND A FEW INSIDE FACTS.
The People Are Tired OF Childish
Technicalltits aud VIII Insist
That it stick.
MAIDEN GOOD FAITH, ITS TERMS
ABE LEGAL AND FAIR.
Sad Lack Of Confidence in Their
Authorized Agents by the
Railroad Stockholders.
RESUME OF THE CON TROVERSY
AND A FEW INSIDE FACTS.
The People Are Tired OF Childish
Technicalltits aud VIII Insist
That it stick.
MAIDEN GOOD FAITH, ITS TERMS
ABE LEGAL AND FAIR.
Sad Lack OF Confidence in Their
Authorized Agents by the
Railroad Stockholders.

After delay OF over two months,
the street Car railway companies have
refused to rstify the agreement with
the city, whereby consolidation was
countenanced. This reopens the issue
between them and the Taxing District,
and revives the suits brought BY the
latter in the Chaucery Court to in
validate the charter Of the Memph
City, or old railroad comp my. In this
connection resume of the case will
not bsu undressing 10 the intelligent
public, and few inside facts will only
add favor.
The charter OF the old company has
only seven years to run, when 1t will
die natural death in the regular or
der Of thing. To parpetuste its ex.
istepce, consolidation with the new
company was hut upon by
the directors, and measures adopt
ed to bring 1t about. President
II addsn, supper ed by the en-.
tire Council, Oily Attorney Walker
and influential outsiders, could see no
benefits for the people in this arrange
ment, and 1t was also violation of
the verbal contrsc, OF the new COM
pany. Along toward The latter days
OF ihs last Legislature, representatives
OF the companiey, among whom were
Col. X. Dudley Frsyfe', preside 1t of
the Memphis City Railroad Company,
went to Nashville to get bill through
the Legislature legalizirg the pooling
OF Issues. On tho other hsnd, the city
bad friends there, who clorey watched
the progress OF events and kept the
authorities informed. Matters were
rather uDpromising the bill, aud
Mr.. Napoleon Hill, president OF the
Citizens Company, called upon the
president for consultation. He stated
that 1t was desirable to end all differ
ences as soon as possible, and satisIac-
torily to all partie1, 80 that
the bonds might be issusd and
put upon the msrket On behalf
OF the city, Mr.. Hsdden answered
that his only desi e was for coed and
Legitimate service on the pert OF the
companies, and no. TO retard their
growth in any way. With an agree.
ment embodyinG certain restrictions
the authorities would insist upon, per-
hsps the matter could BIS arranged.
This proposition Mr.. Hill concurred in
and Mr.. Hidden suggested that Mr..
John Overton, IT,, be called upon to
draw up the documents. "We are
lawyers enough fJr that" explained
the head Of the Taxing District
There was no demurrer to This, and |
the colonel was theIeupon utilized az |
q solt Of umpire. AS the two officials |
harmonlEed on terms it was reduced |
to writing by Mr.. Oyerton, who did
nothing further than pronounce upon
the impartial fairness tf The terms.
Finally the paper was complete, and
they agreed to hasten to Nah vile and
get the whole sffIir settled by LegisIa.
tive enactment. Arriving there, they
found Co.. Frayser head and ears in
the campaigo, unaware Ct the turn
in this city. A consultation between
Measrs Hill snd FIayeer resulted in
Inclusion fJr the entire party to meet
at the Maxwell House at 10 o'clock
the II xt morning. The engagement
was sacredly kept by all, and the
agreement submitted, as follows:
]. All suits to be ended and Dismissed
and costs to BIO paid by street car com panes
dismissed.
2. Jefferson street be put ia frst class
order and good condition, and as good IS Il
was before II was entered upon by street car
company.
8; street cal. companies to pave with stone
and Keep In hrst class order and condition
their tracBs, between their tracks and two
feet on each side. On dirt streets, where
there sno paving of thl Taxing District,
ana the street car companies pave as ab vo
wi stone the Tax ing District viii keep the
outside edges in position until the Taxing
District pave said street itself.
4, street car companies agree that they
will neither abandon nor enter uuOn any
street Tor ths next eight yea s., without the
consent Of the Taxing District Council being
first obtained, with the exc ption OF Adams
street from Fourth street to the city limits,
aud from Jefferson to Adams on Fourth (
street. o9ly BY two-thires IF property own
of both parties after the lapse OF eight years
to stand as they now are without being az
footed by this contract.
D. The street car companies agree that in
the event OF applications of other companies I
to enter into or on the streets of the Taxing q
District, other than streets now occupied by {
street car companies, that they will offer or
lnterp0se no objecti n, Notwithstanding the }
route may cross lines of present companies. c
o. That transfers shall be- given over the /
Ines and that one trip tn Ill not cost over 4
cents. Inc street car companies to establish
Two transfer stations-the one on the corner 9
OF Madison and Second streets, to make h
transfers as now pra 'tieed on the rev lines
there and another at the corue of Main and q
Madison streets, to make transfers on lines q
Of cara pass ng that point. q
Z. The street railro ID COMPANIES nRree 10
submit 70 all police reau atiSns and control .
Of the city. g
s. 1t is agreed and understood that the
on ist 81 chaTler rights are not nteriered 4
'. Tho Taxing District agrees that the d
ines OF the Oh companies may be changed
70 the ,ta IaiS Of four ~, iC't eight and
pnt va iocnSs, being the same as the
CltEens oueet Car Company. The time
and date Of change shsIi be- arranged for be-
tween the Taxing District and street car ]
% companies, and under supervision of Taxing n
10. " hen ard where n union dspot may
y established In the Taxing District the S
Taxing District will grant q riEht of way
over psolio street to said depot to said n
IL. The Taxing District also agrees that v
Ilreet car company may apply any improved q
noIlNe power IN operating any Of its liaes :,
under proper police regulation 81
NAsHvILLE' Tenn, March Is, 1887.
Signed subject to the approval of the Tax b
ing District Govern at and satisiattion Of r.
ne blsIu Oh directors Of street car COmpA- "
1les, anu MeI Napoleon Hill and R. Dudley
Frayser, olnd ourselves t. carry out 10 good u
Iailh peiore our directors this contract. al
Is that the basis OF satisfactory con. b
lolidstio1 enthusiastically asked Col.
Ffsyter' why, that's oil tight; don't 4.
want auythlng bet er. OF course I'll r
lign it," whereupon it was flashed
ss inl oRs: G
TAXING DISTRICT, SHELBY CO., L.
orr,, by u 'Xid 2. Hadd D, President. ~
ClIlAENS RAILROAD CO., a
MENPaI ~ CIV TETEyoi l. q Hill PRECEDENT
49,. By R. Dudley Frayser, President. VI
S. p. WALKER, e
JOIN 0vEsToS, JR. u